Radiosensitivity of HPV-related Tumors: Towards a Genomic Approach

Radiosensitivity of HPV-related Tumors: Towards a Genomic Approach - ICARUS Project

The purpose of this study is therefore to analyze the genomic profiles of prognosis and radiosensitivity of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) related tumors from different body sites (oropharynx, uterine cervix, and anus), considering them as a unified entity regardless of the site of origin within the body.

The present study (ICARUS - genomIC RAdiosensitivity viRUS) involves the collection of data (retrospective and prospective) from an extensive cohort of patients with HPV-related tumors of the oropharynx, cervix, and anus.

The aim is to:

1. investigate the role of Cl2 in non-oropharyngeal HPV-related tumors, and
2. compare the Radiation Sensitivity Index (RSI) values of HPV-related tumors in patients who responded to radiotherapy (responders) with those of patients with radioresistant tumors (non-responders).

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adult patients (>18 years old)
• Diagnosis of HPV-related squamous cell carcinomas of the oropharynx, uterine cervix, and anus
• Curative intent radiation therapy (exclusive, post-operative, with or without chemotherapy)
• Availability of pre-radiation therapy biopsy sample
• No diagnosis of solid neoplasms and/or hematologic malignancies in the previous 5 years
• Possibility of retrospective and prospective data collection and anonymous submission to the referring center of clinical data related to the patient, pathology, and treatment characteristics (including radiation treatment plan in RT.dose format)
• Ability to obtain written informed consent for the use of data anonymously for research purposes

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients undergoing surgical treatment
• Patients with local and/or locoregional recurrence
• Patients with synchronous distant metastases at diagnosis
• Patients previously treated with oncologic therapies for tumors of the same anatomical site